Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen

Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J

Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness

Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences

Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil

Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood

Mark Steel talks politics and comedy

Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird

The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927

Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday

Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival